Putty



Dec. 4 1923.v

R. T. WILLIAMS PUTTY Filed Oct. '7. 1922 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 4, 1923.

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Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

UNITED', s rarss REMSEN T. WILLIAMS, or snr-:Afr NECK, NEW YORK.

PUTTY.

Application filed October 7, 1922.

To all whom t may concer/n:

lBe it known that I, RnMsnN T. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Great Neck, Long Island, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Putties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a putty particularly adapted for use by motoroyclists. When a person rides a motorcycle the inner sides of the legs between the knee and the ankle are positioned directly adjacent the motor of the vehicle which, through continuous running, becomes highly heated and subj ects the rider to considerable discomfort. For thisA reason it is the practice of motorcyclists to wear putties to protect the limbs against the heat from the motor, but even when heavy leather putties are worn, it is not'uncommon, after continuous riding, vfor the highly heated motor to cause blistering of the riders limbs.

With these considerations in mind, the

object of the present invention is to provide a putty which is air cooled. In its preferred practical form, the putty of this invention is so constructed that that portion thereof which overlies the inside of the leg is j acketed, preferably through the incorporation thereinto of a plurality of flues or air ducts and air is caused to circulate through this j acket or iues for the purpose of keeping the limbs of the operator cool.

This invention may be incorporated in a putty especially constructedv for Ithe purpose or may be embodiedV in an attachment which may be associated with any conventional form of putty.

In one ofk its preferred practical forms, the invention embodies a putty, the inside leg portion of which embodies two spaced walls forming an intermediate jacket or chamber which is divided into'ia series of ducts or liues by a plurality` of spacing members. When these spacing members eX- tend in a substantially vertical direction, they are preferably extended beyond the lower edge of either the inner 1er outer wall to form deflectors, which, as the riderpasses through space, serves to deflect air upwardly through thev several flues, the air'being discharged through'the open topsl of said flu'es. This ycirculation of air effects a thorough cooling of the innerwall land .entirely yeliminates theobjectionable heating referred to.

Features of' the invention, other than Serial No. 592,993.

those *adverted to, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description and claims when read in Vconjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate different practical embodiments of the invention, but the constructions therein shownA Figuresl and VV5 illustrate modified cross.v

sections which may be employed.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure v2, but illustrating a modified form of putty.y

' Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 6; and,

Figure 8 is a perspective-view illustrating the present invention as incorporated in an attachment 'adapted to be associated with any conventional form of putty.

Referring more particularly to Figures l to 3, inclusive, 1 designates a putty,vwhich, in practice, may be' made from leather, canvas, a combination ofV these materialsor of any other suitable material. That portion of the putty which passesV about the outside of the leg is made in the form of a single wall, de-

signated in the drawings by the referenceV character 2, while that portion of the putty whichpasses about the inner side of the leg is made with inner and outer'walls 3 and 4, respectively,which are spaced apart so that the inner side of said putty may be said to be jacketed. The walls 3 and 4: maybe spaced apart by different means, but in the showing of Figures 1 to'3, this spacing is accomplishedby Vmeans of substantially vertical partitions 5, which extend from the up- 'per edge of the putty, downwardly between the inner and outer walls 3 ande' and project beyond thev lower edge of the` outer wall 4, as best shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Theprojecting'portions G of thesefparti-I tions are graduatedin length, the forward projection being the shortest and the rearwardlprojection being the longest, as shown inoFigure 2 and said projections are preferably curved'in a forward direction, `soas to form. delect'ors, whereby air is directed los into the space betweenlthe inner'andouter walls 3 and 4 and flows upwardly through the flues 8 formed between the successive partitions. In order that the projections or detlecting portions 6 may be reinforced, the inner wall 3 is preferably extended downwardly, as shown at 7 to the lower ends of the several deflectors 6 and the deilectors are secured thereto by stitching, riveting or otherwise.` VrEhe partitions are similarly maintained in position by stitches, rivets or in any other suitable manner, so that they are properly spaced apart and maintained in position so as to space the walls 3 and 4 apart.

When putties embodying the invention as described and shown in Figures l to 3 are worn'by a motorcyclist, the chambered or liaclreted portions of the putties overlie the inner sides oic the riders legs and as the rider passes through space, the deiiectors 6 direct air into the ducts 3, so that the air is circulated upwardly through these ducts or tlues and leaves at the open tops thereof, so that the putty is air cooled and even though the outer wall 4 comes into direct contact with the hot motor, the heat therefrom will not be transmitted to the drivers legs.

Any suitable means may` beemployed for binding the putty about the leg, such as the' single strap that is sometimes worn for this purpose, although a plurality of straps or clasps may be vemployed as in the conven tional putty.

In Figure 4, I have illustrated a modiiied form of construction which differs from the construction oit' Figures l to 3 only in the means for spacing the inner and outer walls 3l and 4 apart. In the construotionof Figures l -to 3, a pluralityv of partitions 5 are shown, while in the construction of Figure 4, a corrugated intermediate wall 5a is employed.v Portions of this wall may extendv below the lower edge ot the outer wall 4 and form delectors corresponding to the deflectors 6 and functioning in the same manner.

In the construction of Figure 5, the structure is substantially as shown in Figure 4, except that the outer wall 4 is omitted, Vthe ducts y8i being formed between corrugations of the wall 5: If desired, the structure oi Figure 4 may be reversed as to the walls 3 and 5a. That is to say, the inner wall 3 may be corrugated and the outer wall 5a may be made smooth.

In Figures 6 and 7, a further modied form ot construction which may bey employed is illustrated and in this construction the flues 8b extend in a horizontal direction around the inner side of the putty, instead of vertically as in the preceding figures. In this embodiment, the putty is constructed with an innerv walll 3, an outer'wall 4 and horizontal partitions 5b, which divide the jacketed inner side of the putty into a plurality of ducts 8b. The forward end of each let ends 9 of the several ducts and after inf/6,127

of these ducts is open as shown at 9 and the outer wall 4 is flared outward adjacent the opening to produce a deflector 6b, so that air is directed by the detlectors 6b into the inflowing through said ducts is discharged at the rear ends l0 thereof.v

In Figure 8 of the drawings, the invention is illustrated in the form of an attachment which may be associated with any con-v ventional form of putty. In this showing, it comprises an outer wallfmemberV 4 on which are mounted a plurality of partitions 5. The structure is substantially the same as shown in Figures 1`to 3, except that the inner wall 3 is entirely omitted and the outer wall member 4 is of such size as to eX-' tend only substantially one-half Yaround the leg. The attachment may be associated with any putty or, as a matter of fact, may be associated with a leg on which no putty is worn, by merely positioning the outer wall member about the inside of the leg and binding it in position by means of cooperating straps and buckles 1l and'12. .When worn in this manner, the partitions 5 serve to space the wall member 4 from the leg or putty and form intermediater duct-s or tlues through which air is circulated in the manner described.

In carrying out the invention in practice, detlectors for causing the circulation of air through the lues are preferably constructed as shown at 6 or` 6". I am aware however A that the delectors might be otherwise con- 10 structed and accordingly do not limit the invention to the specific constructions illusl trated. Y

The accompanying drawings andforegoing detailed description'set forth the inven- 105 tion in its preferred forms but the invention is to be understood as broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claimas new `and desire to secure by 1110 Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the class described embodying a leg covering adapted to overlie the inside of the leg, means for spacing said leg covering from the leg to form an intermedi- H15 ate air space, and detlector means adapted, when the wearer moves through space, to direct air into the air space for the purpose of keeping the leg coo 2. A device of the class described embodym0 ing a leg covering kadapted to overlie the leg, means Jtor spacing that portion of the leg Y covering which overlies the inside ofthe leg from the leg and to divide the intervening space into a plurality of iiues'open at their 3% opposite ends, and dellectors associated with each flue and adapted, when the wearer moves through space, to direct air into one end of each flue, so that the air is circulated through the flues and discharged from the 1m opposite ends thereof for the purpose of keeping the leg cool.-

3. A device of the class described embodying a leg covering provided in that portion which overlies the inside of the leg with a plurality of flues open at their opposite ends, and deflecting means associated with the iiues and adapted when the wearer moves.

through space to direct air currents into the flues so that said air currents will pass through the flues and keep the leg cool.

4. A leg covering, the inside leg portion of which comprises two spaced walls forming between them an air space, means for spacing said walls apart and for dividing the air space into a plurality of flues, which are open .to the external atmosphere at their opposite ends to permit the circulation of air through said flues for the purpose of keeping the leg cool.

5. A leg covering, the inside leg portion of which comprises two spaced walls forming between them an air space, means for spacing said walls apart and for dividing the air space into a plurality of flues, which are open to theatmosphere at their opposite ends, and a deflector associated with one end of each flue to cause the circulation of air through the iiues when the wearer moves thron h space.

6. putty adapted to encircle the leg and provided in, that portion which overlies the inside of the leg with double walls spaced apart to provide an intermediate air space having air inlet and outlet openings both of which communicate with the atmosphere exteriorly of the putty, whereby air may circulate1 through said air space to keep the leg coo 7. A putty adapted to encircle the leg and provided in that portion which overlies the inside of the leg with double walls spaced apart to provide an intermediate air space having air inlet and outlet openings both of which communicate with the atmosphereexteriorly of the putty, and means for causing the circulation of air through said air space for the purpose of keeping the leg cool.

8. A putty adapted to encircle the leg and provided in that portion thereof which overlies the inner side of the leg with double walls spaced apart, means for spacing said Walls apart and for dividing the space between said vwalls into a plurality of tlues, which are open at their opposite ends to the atmosphere exteriorly of the putty, and deflector means associated with each liuc and adapted, when the wearer moves through space, to direct air into said ues for thepurpose ofA into a plurality of flues which extend from` the top to the bottom of the putty, the lower end of each partition being extended to form a-deiiector, and the several deilectors being graduated so that the forward deiiector is the shortest and the rear deflector the longest, whereby, when the wearer passes through space, the deflectors will direct air into the several flues and cause the circulation of air through such flues tokeep the leg cool.

10. A putty adapted to encircle a leg and provided in that portion thereof which overlies the inner side of the leg with double walls spaced apart to provide an intermediate air space, partitions for spacing said walls apart and for dividing said air space into a plurality of lues which extend from the top to the bottom of the putty, the lower end of each partition being extended to form a deflector, and the several deflectors being graduated so that the forward deflector is the-shortest and the rear deflector the longest, whereby, when the wearer passes through space, the defiectors will direct air into the several flues and cause the circulationV vof air through said flues to keep the leg cool, one of the walls of the putty being `extended downwardly adjacent the defleotors and secured toy said deflectors to reinforce them and maintain them in proper relative positions.

1l. As a new articlev of manufacture, a putty formed with an insulating air space open to the atmosphere substantially as described.

12. As a new article of manufacture al J .l H. PEAsE, ,ELMER DON SHAFFER. 

